We love watching the athletes kill it in competition, but these
behind-the-scenes-at-Sochi snapshots are pretty spectacular, too. [Mashable]

And in bummer news,
women’s downhill skiing was temporarily halted after a jump was deemed too dangerous for competition. The error was likely made because course forerunners were not testing the run at the correct speeds. [Deadspin]

Get this:
Three sisters from Montreal have all qualified to compete in Sochi. (So cool, right?!) The Dufour-Lapointe girls, Chloe, Justine and Maxime, will compete in the women’s moguls finals. [ABC News]